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Kate Smith: Dine out to support our veterans

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11/07/2012 01:00:00 AM MST

The Boulder County community is well known for its support of our veterans. With Veteran's Day coming up, consider supporting a local nonprofit, Veterans Helping Veterans Now, by going out to eat and having a good time on Monday. Here's how.

On Monday, Nov. 12, 18 different Boulder County restaurants will donate 15 percent of their day's sales to Veterans Helping Veterans Now. The donations will go directly towards programs that support veterans. Participating Boulder restaurants are: Walnut Café, South Side Walnut Café, Casa Alvarez, Foolish Craig's Café, Conor O'Neill's Traditional Irish Pub, Bacco Trattoria & Mozzarella Bar, and Nepal Cuisine. These restaurants and other Boulder County restaurants will be listed in an advertisement in the Daily Camera on Veterans Day.

Veterans Helping Veterans Now is a Boulder County nonprofit, located in Longmont, with the mission of building healthier lives for veterans and their families. Services include a drop-in center, therapist-facilitated support groups, volunteer-driven rides to the VA, educational programs, one-on-one support and much more. About 85 percent of clients are low-income veterans and about 85 percent have at least one disability (including PTSD, alcoholism, TBI, hearing loss and/or mobility issues).

Hungry for Change is a great way to help Veterans Helping Veterans Now combat these issues. You can have a great meal, help veterans and support local businesses.

Please consider going out to eat at one of these restaurants this Monday in honor of Veterans Day. Thanks for supporting veterans.

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